Mashable launched Social Media Day in 2010 as a way to recog- nize and celebrate social media's impact on global communication. While every day is essentially Social Media Day, June 30th, 2016 will mark the seventh-annu- al official global celebration. If you've been following our So- cial Media Webinars Series this year, then you've gotten some savvy insight about many of the newest and most popular plat- forms. As a result of those well attended webinars, we will con- clude the year with celebration of Social Media Day! Our Social Media Day on June 30th is a chance for 150+ mar- keters, business owners and oth- ers to amp up their understanding of all the major social communi- cations and marketing channels, discover great insider tips, and hear new success stories. Our goal is to create a valuable Conference that shares smart tac- tics and tools, to help all atten- dees to attain brilliant results. Sponsorships are now being sold. What’s inside President’s Message 2 Member News Briefs 2 Upcoming Events 3 Hitch a Ride 3 New Members 4 Chamber Events 5 Annual Luncheon 6 Open House 6 Membership Committee 7 YPN Hike 8 Marketing Tips 8 register today! May 24 Spirit Cruise Spirit of New Jersey, Weehawken Network with 5 business organi- zations while you enjoy a cruise on the Hudson River. See page 7. July 29 Inspirational Women in Business Luncheon Sheraton Mahwah Hotel Meet women business owners from Rockland Business Women’s Network and Westrock Women’s Aliance Save the date SePteMBer 19 25th Annual Golf Outing & Humanitarian Dinner Ramsey Golf & Country Club A great day, benefitting a great cause. Spring is here, so grab your running shoes & lace up! The Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce (MRCC) has again part- nered with the NY/NJ Trail Conference (NYNJTF) to host our second annual 5K Race on Sunday, May 15. As Northern Jersey’s most scenic 5K, this race begins and ends at the newly renovated, historic Darlington School House at 600 Ramapo Valley Rd., Mahwah. The course has been certified and sanctioned by the USA Track & Field (USATF), and offers 500 points for this Grand Prix Event. Participants will pass through the beautiful Hunt & Polo Club neighborhood & Ramapo Reservation on a mix of paved roads and well-maintained grass and dirt trails. Immediately following the race will be a 3K Walk for those that prefer a more leisurely pace. Awards will be given to winning run- ners in multiple categories and age groups along with light refreshments and an amazing door prize raffle that are open to all participants. Free shirts and goodie bags will be provided to the first 250 runners to register and all members of the MRCC, NYNJTC, or USATF will get a $3 discount off of the low registration fee. Free parking is available at Ramapo University, Lot D3 which is a short walk across the street from the starting line. All proceeds will benefit these 2 non-profit organi- zations and last year $10,000 was raised for the NYNJTF. Come early as check-in begins at 7:30 and our sponsors will have tables filled with promotional items. The Race/Walk starts at 9:00 AM and will be followed with by an Award Ceremo- ny & door prizes at 10:15 AM. Tours of Darlington School House are also available at 11:00 AM. On Your Mark…Get Set…Now GO to the MRCC website and register! Don’t forget to also spread the word, let your friends in on the fun. See page 8 Superior Technology Solutions Bergen County’s Premier Chamber of Commerce ™ SoCial MeDia Day the MRCC experience MrCC 5K raCe MrCC 2016 Golf outinG – Save the Date & PartiCiPate! If you were lucky enough to partic- ipate in the MRCC’s Golf Outing and Humanitarian Dinner Fundraiser last year then you know you want to be involved this year. We welcome both veteran participants and first timers to this event being held Mon- day, September 19, 2016, at our member golf club, Ram- sey Country Club, Ramsey, NJ. Showcase your business, enjoy the daytime activities, and top off a great day with cocktails at the Abbey and dinner in the grand ballroom. MRCC will be honoring Rick Tay- lor, who serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. as The Humanitarian of the Year at the Chamber’s 25th Annual Golf Outing & Humanitarian Dinner. Tay- lor is responsible for the company’s operations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, leading more than 8,000 em- ployees. He oversees all aspects of the company’s strategy, includ- ing the day-to-day coordina- tion and operation of all corporate business sales and service strategies as well as marketing, administration, finance, legal and training. Taylor also serves on the Executive Board of parent company Konica Mi- nolta, Inc. and its Global Strategy Council which focuses on business transformation and growth strategies for Konica Minolta globally. He has a continued on page 7
Transcript
Mashable launched Social Media
Day in 2010 as a way to recog-
nize and celebrate social media's
impact on global communication.
While every day is essentially
Social Media Day, June 30th,
2016 will mark the seventh-annu-
al official global celebration.
If you've been following our So-
cial Media Webinars Series this
year, then you've gotten some
savvy insight about many of the
newest and most popular plat-
forms. As a result of those well
attended webinars, we will con-
clude the year with celebration of
Social Media Day!
Our Social Media Day on June
30th is a chance for 150+ mar-
keters, business owners and oth-
ers to amp up their understanding
of all the major social communi-
cations and marketing channels,
discover great insider tips, and
hear new success stories.
Our goal is to create a valuable
Conference that shares smart tac-
tics and tools, to help all atten-
dees to attain brilliant results.
Sponsorships are now being sold.
What’s insidePresident’s Message 2
Member News Briefs 2
Upcoming Events 3
Hitch a Ride 3
New Members 4
Chamber Events 5
Annual Luncheon 6
Open House 6
Membership Committee 7
YPN Hike 8
Marketing Tips 8
register today!
May 24
Spirit Cruise
Spirit of New Jersey, Weehawken
Network with 5 business organi-
zations while you enjoy a cruise
on the Hudson River. See page 7.
July 29
Inspirational Women in
Business Luncheon
Sheraton Mahwah Hotel
Meet women business owners
from Rockland Business
Women’s Network and Westrock
Women’s Aliance
Save the date
SePteMBer 19
25th Annual Golf Outing
& Humanitarian Dinner
Ramsey Golf & Country Club
A great day, benefitting a great
cause.
Spring is here, so grab your runningshoes & lace up!The Mahwah Regional Chamber ofCommerce (MRCC) has again part-nered with the NY/NJ Trail Conference(NYNJTF) to host our second annual5K Race on Sunday, May 15. As Northern Jersey’s most scenic 5K,this race begins and ends at the newlyrenovated, historic Darlington SchoolHouse at 600 Ramapo Valley Rd.,Mahwah. The course has been certifiedand sanctioned by the USA Track &Field (USATF), and offers 500 pointsfor this Grand Prix Event. Participantswill pass through the beautiful Hunt &Polo Club neighborhood & RamapoReservation on a mix of paved roadsand well-maintained grass and dirttrails. Immediately following the racewill be a 3K Walk for those that prefera more leisurely pace.Awards will be given to winning run-ners in multiple categories and agegroups along with light refreshments
and an amazing door prize raffle thatare open to all participants. Free shirtsand goodie bags will be provided to thefirst 250 runners to register and allmembers of the MRCC, NYNJTC, orUSATF will get a $3 discount off of thelow registration fee. Free parking isavailable at Ramapo University, Lot D3which is a short walk across the streetfrom the starting line. All proceedswill benefit these 2 non-profit organi-zations and last year $10,000 wasraised for the NYNJTF. Come early as check-in begins at 7:30and our sponsors will have tables filledwith promotional items. TheRace/Walk starts at 9:00 AM and willbe followed with by an Award Ceremo-ny & door prizes at 10:15 AM. Toursof Darlington School House are alsoavailable at 11:00 AM. On Your Mark…Get Set…Now GO tothe MRCC website and register! Don’tforget to also spread the word, let yourfriends in on the fun.
See page 8
Superior Technology Solutions
Bergen County’s Premier Chamber of Commerce™
SoCial MeDia Day
the
MRCCexperience
MrCC 5K raCe
MrCC 2016 Golf outinG –
Save the Date & PartiCiPate!
If you were lucky enough to partic-ipate in the MRCC’s Golf Outing andHumanitarian Dinner Fundraiser lastyear then you know you want to beinvolved this year. We welcome bothveteran participants and first timersto this event being held Mon-day, September 19, 2016, atour member golf club, Ram-sey Country Club, Ramsey,NJ. Showcase your business,enjoy the daytime activities,and top off a great day withcocktails at the Abbey and dinner inthe grand ballroom.
MRCC will be honoring Rick Tay-lor, who serves as President andChief Executive Officer of KonicaMinolta Business Solutions U.S.A.,Inc. as The Humanitarian of the Year
at the Chamber’s 25th Annual GolfOuting & Humanitarian Dinner. Tay-lor is responsible for the company’soperations in the U.S., Canada andMexico, leading more than 8,000 em-ployees. He oversees all aspects of the
company’s strategy, includ-ing the day-to-day coordina-tion and operation of allcorporate business sales andservice strategies as well asmarketing, administration,finance, legal and training.
Taylor also serves on the ExecutiveBoard of parent company Konica Mi-nolta, Inc. and its Global StrategyCouncil which focuses on businesstransformation and growth strategiesfor Konica Minolta globally. He has a
• The Bergen Volunteer Center is proudly re-defining volunteerism. Here, we inspire, train, and
develop volunteers, andleaders, who strengthenour community throughmeaningful service and ef-fective community engage-ment. Our community
based programs, Bergen Mentors, CHORE, theBusiness Volunteer Council, Youth Engagementand Bergen LEADs, help address issues facing thecounty utilizing the power of volunteers. In 2016,the Bergen Volunteer Center will celebrate 50years of impact in our community. Our ability toadapt in an ever changing economic and social en-vironment has been, and will continue to be, thekey to our enduring success. We look forward toensuring that nonprofits, corporations and organi-zations expand their capacity to provide valuableopportunities for the community to get involvedand give back. At 50, we are not getting old, weare just getting started!
• Congratulations to TerrieO’Connor Realtors, celebrat-ing their 25th anniversary.Terrie O’Connor said thatwhen she thinks back to 25years ago, she remembers feel-ing extraordinarily excited thatTerrie O’Connor Realtorswould become a companyknown for integrity and excel-
lence. Terrie always felt great joy in helpingclients identify and achieve their real estatedreams. Now, these passionate feelings are sharedby the more than 350 outstanding sales profes-sionals and staff. In good times and in bad, TerrieO’Connor Realtors agents have searched andfound solutions even through changing marketconditions, meeting the needs of so many. She isgrateful to the clients, agents and professionalswho have helped build Terrie O’Connor Realtorsinto an American Small Business success story!
• Each year, the Bergen Highlands/RamseyRotary Club distributes free dictionaries to thirdgrade students throughout its service area, and re-cently completed the program for this school year.The BH/R Rotary Club started the program 10years ago, and has since distributed about 700 dic-tionaries annually to third graders in the elemen-tary schools in Mahwah, Ramsey, Upper SaddleRiver and Allendale.
• Dressed 2 Perfection was honored with beingnamed one of the best styling services in 2016 byThumbtack. Thumbtack is a consumer servicewebsite that connects consumers with local ser-vice providers.
• Hudson City Savings Bank branches official-ly reopened as branches of M&T Bank on Febru-ary 16, 2016, and 121 Hudson City ATMs havebeen converted to M&TBank ATMs. M&T nowhas a total of 177branches with more than $24 billion of bank de-posits and 1,965 employees within the New Jer-sey-New York City-Connecticut area.
“At M&T, we are deeply committed to the suc-cess of the customers and communities we serve,and we look forward to the opportunity to bringthat strong commitment into our new markets,”said Robert G. Wilmers, M&T Chairman and CEO.
• Supporting the members of the MRCC, theMahwah Regional Chamber of CommerceFoundation is offering two scholarships in theamount of $1,000 each for the 2016-2017 schoolyear. The scholarships are to be used for full-timeattendance at an accredited college, university ortrade school. Students in the region are invited toapply; the deadline is June 30. 2016.
The scholarships are not limited to top-rankedstudents, not based on need, and not limited tohigh school seniors. Applicants may include cur-rent students, transfer students, vo-tech students,adult students, as well as high school seniors. Theawards are offered regardless of other scholar-ships applied for or granted.
For application forms and more information,please email to [email protected].
• Les Howard, proprietor of A Les Howard Productions, is an international award winningphotographer. Mr. Howard recently gave a presen-tation of his multi faceted photography to theprestigious New Jersey chapter of ASMP, (the Association of Media Photographers).
He is highly acclaimed for his promotional,event, and marketing photography and Videogra-phy for businesses of all sizes,for hospitals, banks, insurancecompanies, colleges, etc. Cor-porate photography and mile-stone events such as weddingscan be viewed at leshowardpro-ductions.photoreflect.com orbergencountyweddings.com.
President’sMessage
I am really excited about all that the
MRCC has going on moving into this
time of year!
We have educational events such as
our Webinars that are helping mem-
bers learn how to market themselves
and their businesses through Social
Media channels. We have great events
coming up such as the joint MRCC-
NY/NJ Trail Conference 5K race and
walk, a dinner and networking cruise
hosted by the MRCC and 4 other busi-
ness organizations, as well as our first
Social Media Day coming up in June.
I hope that you will join us at these
events to help grow your business and
network with your colleagues and
peers.
Thank you,
Shannon Lazarre
MRCC President
M&T Bank
MrCC CorPorate SPonSorS
MeMBer neWS BriefS
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L to r: MRCCF Trustees Tom Grissom of RVP Digital Print-
ing, Patty Langdale of Boiling Springs Bank, Joe Mikulka
of Metro Pest, Jade Gunver of Promin Group, and Miri
Upton of Mommies & Money.
Terrie O’Connor
Les Howard
Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotarians Jim Jaworski (l) and
Tim Shaffer (r) were delighted to do the honors at Hubbard
School recently, where they found lots of enthusiasm for
• In an ongoing effort to make sure home plates are loaded across the re-gion, Philip E. Goldstein, managing partner of Goldstein Lieberman &Company LLC delivered a contribution to Diane Serratore, executive direc-tor of Rockland County’s People to People Food Pantry at July 29th Rock-land Boulders baseball game.
The Going Going Gone promotion is an on-goinggive-away that awards $100 from Goldstein Lieberman& Company LLC to a local charity with every home runthe Rockland Boulders score. It’s a team effort betweenGoldstein Lieberman & Company LLC- certified publicaccounting and business advisory firm—and the Rock-land Boulders Corporation, owners of the home team.Going Going Gone is part of the Goldstein LiebermanCares Program that earned the firm Rockland BusinessAssociation’s prestigious Pinnacle Award for Corporate Citizenship.
Since 1973, People to People has assisted the community’s most vulner-able families and seniors through difficult times. People to People providesneighbors with food and other services and thereby creates a better qualityof life for all.
Sponsored by Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
and M&T Bank
Sponsored by Crowne Plaza Hotel & Conference Center
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MrCC MeMBerShiP
CoMMittee reorGaniZation
As we move into 2016, as with most new regimes, theMRCC has made some very exciting additions andchanges. One such change is the Reorganization Struc-ture of the Membership Committee. Our goal in re-structuring is to bring more cohesiveness to theCommittee. We have made the Ambassador Committeea more integral part of the Membership Committee,and have renamed this committee “Member ServicesTeam.” An additional focus for this year, and going for-ward, is to be more in tune with our existing members.To that end we have created a new arm of the Member-ship Committee called “Member Retention Team.” Wefeel these two entities will complete the MembershipCommittee as a whole and offer greater overall strate-gic alliances with all facets of our membership.
The new official breakout of the Membership Committee is as follows:
Membership Committee Andy Sulzer – Vice PresidentAparna Mulchandani – Assistant Vice President
Member Acquisition Team – Beth Donalds, Chair
Member Services Team – Randi Colton, Chair
Member Retention Team – Robin Susen, Chair
Member Benefits Overview Team – Mark Fairman,
Chair
We look forward to a successful 2016!
Andy SulzerVP Membership Committee
MrCC 2016 Golf outinG – Save the Date & PartiCiPate!continued from page 1
vast amount of industry experience in creat-ing new revenue streams while maintaining acohesive and productive sales strategy forbusiness partners. In 2008, Taylor joinedKonica Minolta from Toshiba America Busi-ness Solutions Inc. where he served as thecompany’s President and Chief ExecutiveOfficer. Taylor has been named "Executiveof the Year" nine times in the annual surveyof more than 300 independent office equip-ment dealers, conducted by Marketing Re-search Consultant and is also the recipient ofthe 2016 Spirit of Giving Award fromFriends of Golf.
A community philanthropist, Rick has cho-sen Tackle Kids Cancer to be the recipient ofthis year’s charitable contribution. The Gi-ants and the Children’s Cancer Institute atHackensackUMC have joined forces to helpTackle Kids Cancer, helping those who needit most by advancing research and providingchildren in our community access to thehighest level of care. Every dollar raised ben-efits the essential clinical care, unique sup-port services and ground-breaking researchneeded to find a cure. For nearly 30 years,the Children’s Cancer Institute has stood as abeacon of hope for children and familiesdealing with pediatric cancer in New Jersey.You will help with this mission by participat-ing and supporting this event.
Ramsey Golf and Country Club is a fullamenity club located in a picturesque settingsurrounded by formal gardens, a delicatelymanicured 18-hole golf course, an expansive
pool and paddle tennis courts. Their 19thcentury stone castle clubhouse is home to theLakeside Grille & Bar, the famed Abbeyroom and ample private dining facilitieswhich include the Grand Ballroom with seat-ing for 200 guests, all overlooking the 18thgreen and Mirror Lake. The present Club hadits beginning as a 220-acre estate called “Ar-lena Towers”, which was carefully developedover a 30-year period beginning in the early1900’s. On July 2nd, 1995, after years ofplanning and construction on the golf course,Ramsey Golf and Country Club officiallyopened 18 holes.
“We are just getting started so there aremany ways for members and nonmembers toget involved: buy a sponsorship, play golf,attend the dinner, donate prizes, advertise inour journal and/or volunteer,” encouragesDeborah A. Richin, CFP ® VP- MRCCGolf- Outing “This year we again holdingour golf clinics available for those who wantto brush up on their games or learn to play.”Participating in this high impact event is oneway you can make a meaningful contributionto the Chamber and to the Community. “Wesold out 3 weeks before the event in both2014 and 2015. This year will be another sellout so be sure to register early!”
For more information about the MRCCGolf Outing and Dinner, or to register to par-ticipate, please visit mahwah.com.
